I yap about Godzilla - He/Him - 31 - 🏳️‍🌈

Florida, USA
Joined June 2020
These immediately come to mind, though there are plenty of others. 1. Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) 2. Sayonara Jupiter (1984) 3. Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (1991) 4. Godzilla X Mechagodzilla (2002)
Question: What are your favorite Shots in Tokusatsu overall ? The ones that for you truly define Tokusatsu as a genre, or because you think they look amazing for their unique reasons
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People don't understand how much VH1 contributed to cultural literacy. Yeah you were high on the couch watching hours of Pop Up video & I Love The (pick a decade) but you were also getting an education in cultural history. We could use more of that, now, & less tik tok slop.
"Pop-Up Video" debuted on VH1 on this date in 1996, adding a whole new layer to watching music videos. BITE-SIZED FACT | The show filled music videos with pop-up bubbles revealing trivia, behind-the-scenes stories and amusing facts about the artists and songs.
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Godzilla vs. Mothra doesn't seem too remarkable but it has moments of real movie magic especially the birth of adult Mothra thanks in large part to Akira Ifukube's new version of Sacred Springs. Things like that make Godzilla series special among other monster series.
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The Heisei films really knew how to give Godzilla a great entrance. Every time he appears it feels like a significant event
Godzilla doesn't really do much in this film but travelling under the Earth's mantle is an incredible feat. Also posting this because I really like that dynamic computer animation.
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There's a lot of gay ppl doing culture commentary now who do not know cultural references beyond the ones that have been memes on the internet. In previous generations being gay in that space was all about being a nerd about cultural minutiae of the past. That was the foundation
this level of queening out is becoming an increasingly lost art. jake shane my brother, class needed to start YESTERDAY.
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oomfs can you recommend the bleakest movie/s you’ve ever seen? i want to have a desolate experience
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I'm just glad I don't live in a dictatorship but a free democracy where every few years I can vote for a different banker or lawyer or landlord that represents the vast network of powerful corporate interests that controls every aspect of my life from cradle to grave
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Mecha-King Ghidorah is the literal coolest thing ever.
Mecha-King Ghidorah. My favorite. Hurricane Ryu was supposed to wear the suit but at record-breaking 300 kg it was too unwieldy to wear it though he did help with the puppet work. Emmy of course creates more damage than Godzilla. Anyone still surprised?
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The effects in this movie are just gorgeous
Behind The Scenes Footage From Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
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Godzilla movies regardless are legit about the humans first going all the way back to the original. U can’t really just ignore that part of the franchise knowing how integral they are.
Replying to @travytheparadox
GxK is amazing from start to finish and gives zero attention to the stupid ass humans.
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In a "Return of Godzilla" phase rn please hold while I talk about some of the amazing things i love about this movie
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this movie just does not get enough credit for how it looks and the way it was filmed. Not to mention the animatronic and suit effects for Godzilla himself. just an awesome and super underrated movie. this test footage shows it beautifully
Test Footage For The Return of Godzilla (1984)
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I really can’t stop thinking about it since I rewatched it this weekend. It’s such a fitting spiritual successor to G’54, with a moody, early-80’s nightcore aesthetic I really love. Nakano does his big one too! Damn good movie.
Godzilla 1984 is such an underrated Godzilla film that deserves a lot more love than it does cause I personally think it’s one of the better Heisei era films
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Test Footage For The Return of Godzilla (1984)
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I’ve been critical of G’84 before but this rewatch it really fckn worked for me! A nuclear apocalyptic Submersion of Japan by way of Towering Inferno. A lavish, earnest, (then) modern treatment of G’54’s denuclearization anxieties and sensibilities.
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Even Godzilla’s notable appearance inconsistencies recall that same unnerving quality the ‘54 incarnation had too. Godzilla is truly animalistic and instinctual here, and all the scarier because of it! Even still he’s sympathetic - Does he resign himself at Mt. Mihara?
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Koroku’s majestic, gothic score (with Golden Girls undertones) is a perfect fit for the material. I’m sort of fixated on its production and film language similarities to both G’54 and Kong’76 (which is a banger double feature w/this film) Yeah - good movie, I love it anew!
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I think G’54 is pretty unquestionably the better dramatic film, but MvG is also unquestionably the more spectacular film (and no slouch in the human drama either), so there’s absolutely room for both to share top billing as some of the best that toku has to offer.
They’ll crucify you for ranking any Godzilla film above the original but I think this is just one of those movies.
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You can just see it at the end - there is a haunting moment of silence as Godzilla looks out onto the destruction, followed by that iconic ‘84 roar and the cybot doing that shaking movement that really sells G’s ferocity and the power of nuclear terror.
Godzilla attacking the waterfront. It's short, conventional military really doesn't stand a chance here but I like for example those cockpit shots. We also see a lot of the Cybot here. It's not always bad just unnecessary. They would show his emotions better in later films.
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Wizardry. Sorcery. Magic. Insane craftsmanship and technical skill.
As cool as this is, it's worth looking back at the films that came before it, too. Toho's effects artists had been integrating Godzilla and other monsters into location footage for decades by this point. All of these examples are from the 1960s.
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